Rectal prolapse

Rectal prolapse

Rectal mucosal prolapse occurs in toddlers and is exacerbated by straining or squatting on defecation. It is typically inter Eduard Heinrich Henoch , 1820–1910, Professor of Diseases of Children, Berlin, Germany , described this form of purpura in 1868. Johann Lucas Schönlein , 1793–1864, Professor of Medicine, Berlin, Germany , published his description of this form of purpura in 1837. Harald Hirschsprung , 1830–1916, physician, The Queen Louise Hospital for Children, Copenhagen, Denmark, described congenital megacolon in 1887. - treated. Rarely , it may be secondary to cystic fibrosis or spinal dysraphism. A rectal polyp can mimic a prolapse. Recurrent symptomatic prolapse may respond to injection sclerotherapy . Rare cases need laparoscopic rectopexy . Rectal prolapse

Rectal mucosal prolapse occurs in toddlers and is exacerbated by straining or squatting on defecation. It is typically inter Eduard Heinrich Henoch , 1820–1910, Professor of Diseases of Children, Berlin, Germany , described this form of purpura in 1868. Johann Lucas Schönlein , 1793–1864, Professor of Medicine, Berlin, Germany , published his description of this form of purpura in 1837. Harald Hirschsprung , 1830–1916, physician, The Queen Louise Hospital for Children, Copenhagen, Denmark, described congenital megacolon in 1887. - treated. Rarely , it may be secondary to cystic fibrosis or spinal dysraphism. A rectal polyp can mimic a prolapse. Recurrent symptomatic prolapse may respond to injection sclerotherapy . Rare cases need laparoscopic rectopexy . Rectal prolapse

Rectal mucosal prolapse occurs in toddlers and is exacerbated by straining or squatting on defecation. It is typically inter Eduard Heinrich Henoch , 1820–1910, Professor of Diseases of Children, Berlin, Germany , described this form of purpura in 1868. Johann Lucas Schönlein , 1793–1864, Professor of Medicine, Berlin, Germany , published his description of this form of purpura in 1837. Harald Hirschsprung , 1830–1916, physician, The Queen Louise Hospital for Children, Copenhagen, Denmark, described congenital megacolon in 1887. - treated. Rarely , it may be secondary to cystic fibrosis or spinal dysraphism. A rectal polyp can mimic a prolapse. Recurrent symptomatic prolapse may respond to injection sclerotherapy . Rare cases need laparoscopic rectopexy .